Palantir's plan for the NHS: "Buy our way in"

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The NHS took Palantir on as a supplier in 2020
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The NHS took Palantir on as a supplier in 2020

After being blocked from expanding its existing relationship, the data-mining company has a new plan: acquisitions, acquisitions, acquisitions.

American data analytics firm Palantir Technologies was working on a covert strategy to strengthen its ties to the NHS, according to emails and a strategy paper seen by Bloomberg. The business wa...

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